Describing the hidden danger in seeking happiness through sense pleasure, Joseph Goldstein outlines worldy versus unworldly feelings.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the fourth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

Don’t forget to grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

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In this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explains:

• The feelings that arise during renunciation
• Non-addictedness versus deprivation
• The hidden dangers in happiness from worldly feelings
• The unreliability of pleasant emotions
• Beneficial pleasures versus un-beneficial pleasures
• Worldy and unworldly neutral feelings
• Genorosity as easy access to an unworldly pleasant feeling
• Non-sensual joy when we practice compassion and metta
• Exploring feelings as they become predominant
• Noticing our conditioned responses to our emotions
• Utilizing mindfulness to rest in simple awareness

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“There’s a hidden danger in this addiction to sense pleasure, of relying for pleasant worldly feelings for our happiness to the degree that we become very attached to them and then suffer when they change, as we know they do. The impermanence of them becomes a source of unreliability.” – Joseph Goldstein

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